FRANK MARTIN
Mass for Double Choir (coupled with Poulenc's Mass in G, Salve Regina) Christ Church Cathedral Choir / Stephen Darlington [ Nimbus / CD - released 12/May/2000 ] "everything here is sung with total security and artistic finish." Lionel Salter, Gramophone |
WILLIAM BYRD
The Three Masses for three, four & five voices Christ Church Cathedral Choir / Stephen Darlington [ Portrait Classics / CD - released 1/Sep/2009 ] 'The performances are in the traditional English cathedral manner but are of high quality, the music's flowing lines bringing poise and serenity' (Penguin Guide) |
LASSUS
Masses and Motets (rec 1988) Christ Church Cathedral Choir / Stephen Darlington, director [ Nimbus / CD - released 20/Jul/2005 ] "the singing emphatically suggests that Christ Church may well be our best choir for sixteenth-century polyphony." David Fallows, Gramophone |
JOHN TAVERNER
Taverner: Missa Gloria tibi Trinitas / Cantus Firmus / etc Christ Church Cathedral Choir / Stephen Darlington (director) [ Avie / CD - released 20/Sep/2007 ] "There are special reasons for welcoming performances from Christ Church Cathedral Choir … vigour and freshness." - Editor's Choice Gramophone Magazine October 2007 |
SIR MICHAEL TIPPETT
Tippett: Concerto for Double String Orchestra and other orchestral and choral works Christ Church Cathedral Choir / The Choir of St. John's College / English String Orchestra; William Boughton (conductor) [ Nimbus / CD - released 25/Oct/2003 ] "This release contains temptations that put it well ahead of its rivals." - Nicholas Williams, BBC Music Magazine |
STANFORD / HALLEY / HOWELLS / SCHUTZ / VITTORIA / etc
On Tour- recorded live during the choir's tour of England 2008 Christchurch Cathedral Choir [ Ode Records / CD - released 26/Jan/2009 ] "The positive joy of the singing is palpable. Accordingly, music critics showered them with rave reviews in a country where standards of cathedral singing are the world No 1. Take a bow, Brian Law." (Ian Dando NZ Listener) |
TRADITIONAL
Christmas in Christchurch Christchurch City Choir, Christchurch Cathedral Choir, Woolston Brass, Christchurch Symphony Orchestra [ CSO / CD - released 11/Nov/2009 ] Christchurch Symphony Orchestra (CSO) is an artistic icon of the South Island and an established force in orchestral music within New Zealand. |
RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Vaughan Williams: Sancta Civitas / Dona Nobis Pacem Christina Pier (soprano) Matthew Brook (baritone) Andrew Staples (tenor) / Winchester Cathedral Choristers / Winchester College Quiristers [ Naxos / CD - released 1/May/2010 ] "These performances under David Hill are fine, responsive to the beauty and the terror" Gramophone Awards 2010: Finalist - Choral |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Music for an occasion Christopher Dearnley plays the Grand Organ of St. Paul's Cathedral, London [ Priory / CD - released 5/Mar/2007 ] Recorded and Produced by Michael Woodward |
Christopher Herrick, organ of Berne Cathedral, Switzerland
Organ Fireworks (Volume 9) [ Hyperion / CD - released 15/Aug/2001 ] 'Herrick lavishes his usual musical and technical skills on pieces both great and small' 'A definite recommendation for this latest 'Fireworks' CD is in order' (International Record Review) |
DUBOIS / BRIDGE / GUILMANT / BARBER / LISZT / etc
Organ Dreams-Volume 2 Christopher Herrick, organ of Ripon Cathedral [ Hyperion / CD - released 12/Jun/2000 ] 'Another fine collection of varied organ works. Thoroughly enjoyable and strongly recommended' (Gramophone) |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Organ Fireworks Volume 13 Christopher Herrick, Organ of Vasteras Cathedral, Sweden [ Hyperion / CD - released 20/May/2009 ] 'For lovers of fine organ sound and often spine-tingly virtuoso playing … this disc most certainly is not thirteenth time unlucky' (International Record Review) |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Organ Fireworks Volume XII Christopher Herrick (the great organ of Haderslev Cathedral in Denmark) [ Hyperion / CD - released 20/Feb/2008 ] Christopher Herrick's enduring Organ Fireworks series on Hyperion is one of the most comprehensive and popular collections of repertoire in existence. For this twelfth volume he turns to the great organ of Haderslev Cathedral in Denmark, and performs... |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
The Grand Organ of Gloucester Cathedral (concert recorded in 2015) [plus CD] Colin Walsh at the Grand Organ of Lincoln Cathedral [ Priory DVD + CD + Blu-ray / 3 Blu-ray Disc/DVD - released 20/Apr/2017 ] Package Contains BluRay, NTSC DVD and Audio CD This is Priory's 14th issue in their "Grand Organ Series." Jonathan Hope is the organist in this comprehensive and fascinating insight into this unique " neo classical"English organ. As with previous... |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
The Grand Organ of Lincoln Cathedral (concert recorded in 2009) [plus CD] Colin Walsh at the Grand Organ of Lincoln Cathedral [ Priory DVD + CD / DVD/CD - released 20/Sep/2013 ] |
WAXMAN / MAHLER / BACH / SCHOENBERG / BRUCH / etc
Christopher Nupen's We Want the Light Cologne Opera Chorus & Cologne Cathedral Children's Choir / The Gurzenich Orchestra of Cologne / Vladimir Ashkenazy / Daniel Barenboim / Evgeny Kissin [ BBC / Opus Arte / Kultur / 2 DVD - released 1/Mar/2009 ] G :- "There is a lot in these five and a half hours of viewing and listening to take on board, but it is an undertaking well worth the effort." - Music Web DVD of the Month Jan 2005 |
ROBERT SIMPSON
Complete Choral and Organ Music Corydon Singers Corydon Brass Ensemble Matthew Best (conductor) with Iain Quinn (organ of Winchester Cathedral) [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Jan/2000 ] 'enthusiasts for the organ and choral music of our century have every reason to make its acquaintance'- Hi Fi News |
CHARLES VILLIERS STANFORD
The Complete Organ Works of Charles Villiers Stanford, Vol. 3 Daniel Cook (the organ of Salisbury Cathedral) [ Priory / CD - released 1/Jun/2016 ] The organ music of Stanford has never been recorded in its entirety and here Priory returns to Salisbury, where Volume 1 was recorded in this series (PRCD1095) of his complete works. Daniel Cook's survey encompasses his fourth Sonata which forms the... |
CHARLES WOOD / ORLANDO GIBBONS / JOHN RUTTER / HERBERT HOWELLS / ANTON BRUCKNER / etc
Oxford Church Anthems Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Oxford, Stephen Darlington [ Nimbus / CD - released 1/Oct/2016 ] "Christ Church Cathedral Choir display their collective talents as an extremely disciplined and well balanced choir in everything from musical sound effects to old-fashioned hymn singing." - American Record Guide Recorded at Christ Chuch... |
J. S. BACH
Organ Recital David Goode (1714 Silbermann Organ of Freiberg Cathedral) [ Signum / CD - released 16/Dec/2011 ] "With performances, recording and quality of presentation about as good as they get, and bearing in mind the most generous playing time, this would make an excellent introduction to JSB's organ music and an excellent adjunct to any collection, even... |